Todd Pruitt's Posts

Todd Pruitt's Posts

The Darkness of Depression

Todd Pruitt
Jul 25, 2007
On Albert Mohler's radio program Dr. Russel Moore has a very helpful discussion with David Powlison on the topic of depression ( The Darkness of Depression ).

The Spirit of Charles Finney

Todd Pruitt
Jul 25, 2007
"Old Truth" has an interesting post ( Bait And Switch "Festival Evangelism" ) on some of our not so modern approaches to evangelism. What we are seeing is the sad but enduring legacy of Charles Finney's pelagianism.

I Still Must Protest (2)

Todd Pruitt
Jul 25, 2007
Recently, Pope Benedict XVI approved the release of a statement that has caused a minor stir among watchful Protestants and even some Catholics. The statement declares that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church. To be precise the Vatican’s wording asserts that the Church of Rome is the...

The Good Reverend McCheyne

Todd Pruitt
Jul 24, 2007
Robert Murray McCheyne died when he was only 29 years old (1813-1831). His was a comparatively short life but what awesome things God was pleased to accomplish through this particularly weak vessel. The illnesses and frailty with which he struggled became the very means by which God filled him with...

We Need the Gospel

Todd Pruitt
Jul 23, 2007
Michael Spencer over at "internet monk" wrote this very timely and insiteful article ( internetmonk.com » Blog Archive » Message to Tom Ascol: Write the Book ). It is a plea for Tom Ascol, an SBC pastor in Florida and president of Founders Ministries, to write a book calling pastors and churches to...

Dever on the Atonement

Todd Pruitt
Jul 23, 2007
In the May 2006 issue of Christianity Today Mark Dever wrote this excellent article ( Nothing But the Blood Christianity Today A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction ) on the substitutionary atonement of Christ's work on the cross. Dever is the pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C...

I Still Must Protest (1)

Todd Pruitt
Jul 23, 2007
I am a Protestant. There is no getting around it. And since “evangelical” has lost all meaning in the church today I find myself turning once again to that word birthed in the religious and political turmoil of the 16th century: Protestant. The Protestant Reformation was a movement of protest. It...

Augustine on the New Life in Christ

Todd Pruitt
Jul 18, 2007
N.R. Needham, a wonderful church historian has written a very fine book called The Triumph of Grace: Augustine's Writings on Salvation. Follow this link ( Link: Augustine on the New Life in Christ ) to a chapter from that book that deals specifically with God's grace in the conversion of sinners...

Journey Through Job

Todd Pruitt
Jul 17, 2007
Mining For Wisdom is a great devotional book that takes the reader through the book of Job. The author, Derek Thomas is a world-class authority on Job. I highly recommend it. You can order the book through my recommended reading list. Go to the "devotional" section and you will find a connection to...

Job's Unsettling Question

Todd Pruitt
Jul 17, 2007
“Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” This stunning question was offered up by Job in the aftermath of that dark day when his children, his wealth, and his good name were taken from him. Later, even his health would be shattered and his mind tortured. Job’s question...